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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1916)
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Don’ t delay until the rush has started. OREGON P O W E R CO. Phone 71 Coquille, Ore. \ $ n -------- . - it ^ Announcement IJA V 1N G bought (ho plant o f the Co- * * quille Mill and Mercantile Com pany, the undersigned is now prepared to till all orders for any kind of l uM BER Especial attention will be paid to the local demand, and every effort will be made to supply anything needed at the shortest possible notice. Your orders are solicited. A Wild Goose Chase System That Will Contribute Much to Making of Better Highways. in the following communication Mr. O. W. Ilaney of Davis county. Ia„ deals with the question o f road drag ging and outlines a system of drag By F. A. M1TCHEL ging that will, in his opinion, contrib ute iu the greatest possible degree to This Ls n copy of tlie will of Edward the making of good roads. lie writes: “ It Is getting th© time of year when Spangler, who died leaving a daughter who was engaged to Thomas Ormsby. the road drag will soon come into play, a young man of w hom the testator ap and there are seve ral things that ought proved. Mr. Spangler was considered to be brought before the public in re gard to roaii dragging. There are u very singular personage, and his will more roads spoiled by dragging than bears out the opinion. there are made good if not properly “ Believing that between husband dragged in the first place. It requires Mini wife the one showing the greater two rounds to drag a road right, and if thought, resource, ingenuity — indeed, they are not drag.^1 right it is money those faculties which go to make up wasted. By two rounds you get out to smartness- should rule, I bequeath my the ditch and give the water u clear fortune either to my beloved daugh shoot to the ditch. If only one round ter, Imogene Spangler, or to the man is made it should be made out to ditch. sin* shall marry, the inheritance to be By dragging one round in the middle ; of tjie road you get a ditch started decided in the following manner: “ My property, consisting of twenty | where the end o f the drag leaves a lit bonds of $5,000 each, is buried in the : tie furrow, uml tltis damages the road state of Florida. They will be found more than it would cost to drag it either on the light bank of the St I twice as much or to drag it twice. 1 Johns river, at its junction with the am on the roads every day. and I have seen great d ish e s cut by poor drag ocean, or at Glem ove Springs, twen ty miles northeast of St. Augustine. ging that it would cost ten times as '[ lie Under of the bonds— either my much to repair as the dragging cost. daughter, Imogene Spangler, or her So why not pay for good dragging and j have good roads? It would save money. husband—shall be their possessor.” “ Surely, Tom,” said Imogene after ¡Then teach the people to drive on the leading the will, “ father must have same side o f the» road when it is mud been delirious when he signed his will. dy and save half o f tlie dragging and You’d better go to Florida and visit, tax. I have seen a smooth road get tlie two places nuined in the will a big rain in the winter and the people Quite likely you’ll Und a pointer in the drive all over ic from ditch to ditch one where the bonds are buried.” and cut it nil up. Then a freeze comes • I think you had better go with me and it is almost impossible to get over VVe can muke it a bridal trip.” the road, where if they had kept on “ Very good. Name the day.” | one side of the road the other would Imogene and Tom were duly mar have been smooth and good. This is a ried and preparations made for the great item to people that have to be on wedding journey. The evening before the routl every day. By poor road their start Imogene went into her late work and poor dragging half the peo- father’s library, where the old gentle 1 pie's money is wasted. “ Winter dragging is more necessary man had ttept many atlases—for lie was much interested in geography- than summer and ought to be looked wit h a view to locating the points i after.” It is not surprising that men differ in where they were to hunt for the bonds Mr. Spangler had set great store by a their opinions regarding the real merit revolving plaster globe four feet in or the road drag as an implement de diameter. Imogene found St. Augus signed to maintain the road surface. tine on this globe, but not Glencove It is quite true, as this subscriber says, Springs, so she got down an atlas con that in seme instances the road drag taining a sufficiently detailed map and does more harm than good, and the special reference be makes to tlie prt>p- located the points exactly. The couple left the npxt morning for or drainage o f the road is a point that tlie Flowery State, passing gradually cannot be too strongly emphasized. from winter into summer. When they We would like to encourage a freer reached St. Augustine Tom proposed discussion of this phase of the road that they put up at a third rate hotel question. Tills paper has always been or a cheap boarding bouse. lie did not a strong advocate o f sensible dragging, approve of spending money freely until and it lias been free to express itself at times in opposition to those who have they had found the money to spend. I injured the cause o f the drag by at But Imogene said that, being on her taching to it an importance as a road wedding journey, she proposed to live | builder to which it never lias been and like a bride. Tom was overruled, nud never will be entitled. We have al they went to the most expensive hotel. ways maintained that a good grade is After a few days’ rest from their ¡{lie first essential in road construction, Journey Tom pro|K>sed that they should j after which there is abundant opportu- proceed to look up their fortune. Imo j idty for the exercise of skill in main- gene seemed to be in no hurry. ! tain ing the surface by the sensible use “ I’ m comfortable here,” she said. ; of the drag.—Iowa Homestead. “ Suppbse you go to both points.” “ But in case I find the bonds I shall be the owner of them.” ROADS WITHOUT ‘‘PORK.” “ Suppose you are? That won’ t make any difference to me. I think tlie hus In Kentucky the State Foots Road Im provement Bills. band should have tlie money anyway. I'apn was like most men; he thought IIow a state may build and main that power in the family is lodged in tain a system o f good roads without the ore possessing the funds. He either tapping Uncle Sam’s pork bar should have known that women don’ t rel or imposing a heavy debt on fu work that way. Their power lies be ture generations is being impressively yond dollars and cents You go ahead demonstrated by Kentucky, says the New York Sun. After three-quarters and find tlie bonds.” Tom was puzzled. For him to go off o f a century o f Inactivity Kentucky to hunt for a fortune on such meager began last year to extend state aid to information as he jiossessed seemed individual «»oiltitles for highway work. ridiculous. lie showed a disposition to Now 10,030 o f the 58,000 miles o f pub lic roads are surfaced. The showing give up the matter. “ Oh, go on!” said his Wife. “ You'll is surpassed by only eleven other state's, those of Rhode Island, Massa get mighty tired sitting around with me long before the honeymoon ls over. chusetts,* Indiana. Ohio, New Jersey, Quite likely you’ ll find a clew. Father New York, < onhecticut, Verm ont w asn't such a fool as to hide a fortune Utah, California and Wisconsin. A law o f 1011 imposes a tax for where no one could find it." She kissed him ami patted him on road purposes and authorizes the state the back and sent him away. He went to aid the Counties which vote bonds Fourteen first to the Springs, where lie spent a for highway construction. day looking for a sign. Finding none, counties assumed bonded indebtedness he proceeded to Jacksonville ami aggregating $2,215,000 last year, and thence to tlie coast. But never a sign others have arranged to increase their did he see. As for digging anywhere road funds to meet the state’s offer. without a sign, lie was not so stupid The state Intel ds to disburse about $750,000 annually. No county may re as that. So after three or four days absence he returned to St. Augustine. ceive more Ilian per cent o f tlie total He expected to find ids wife disap state road fund In any one year, but pointed at his failure, but she met him the* payment by the state continues until the county is reimbursed to the with a smile. “ You don’ t seem to be much de amount o f half the proceeds of the pressed at the loss of a fortune,” be bonds actually spent on construction. Some of the counties have started remarked. an amount exceed “ isn't it a w ife’s duty to cheer her to spend each \< husband in times of adversity?” she ing the 20 per < ■ t o f the state fund. Thus the compact with the state is replied. "I hope you’ll be able to keep it up virtually perpetual, for It is improbable that the state will ever overtake these when tlie bills begin to come in.” counties in expenditures. “ Brush your hair and got that disup According t<> Governor Stanley, the pointed look off your face. Things are not so bad as they appear I have road building < terprlse lias already something to tell you. The night be passed the expo? menial stage. No one fore we left for this place I went into now questions tin* wisdom o f tlie law. father's library to look upon his globes The general opinion is expressed in the ami maps where these places you have saying, “The in» uev is not spent; it is More been are. Something in the words invested, and w '1 invested.” i.lencove Springs sounded suggestive. over, Kentucky's pride in her highway ‘ Springs, springs,’ I kept saying. Why system will be nil the greater because I did it I don’ t know, but I pressed the state Itself, not the federal gov Iny thumb on the globe at tlie point irnment. Is footing the bill for lm whei^e (iloncove is and broke through I rovement the surface. Taking a knife, 1 begun Permanent Road Work. to dig and found the bonds. Here Money Invesi | in right o f way In they are.” Going to her trunk, she unlocked it reducing grade* to the proper maxi ami took out twenty 6 per cent gilt mum and in ill lining and crowning roadbed, building suitable culverts and edge bonds. drainage stru turps, represents the •Turn kissed her enthusiastically Then suddenly the smile left ids face, most nearly permanent elements that i nter into r »ad construction. Money ami he said: "This makes you governor of the spent for the.-e Items properly do signed repre<« i ts permanent road con' household.” “ Not at all. I expect to defer to stnietlon. G ivel place«! upon n prop erly lo ited. gra led and drained road you in everything,” was the comfort will often m immediate needs ot Ing reply But she never assigned tlie bonds to that t' i l T! * will form the best him. and he learned in time that her founibith n ssible for a'high type of father w i.. t so crack brained as v ia construction when that stage is supposed- rea lied < . ,e Judd Farmer. POLK’S' Have you ('aid the Printer? OREGON a n d W A S H IN G T O N <■ Business Directory R. E. JOHNSON \ . f . r g ivin g d escrip tive sketch ic , loca tion , popu lation, t» ihlppinfr and ban k in g point; ‘ slrted D irectory, com p iled by a ml profensloa 11*11. X CO.. S F A T I I., rill CHESTER S PILLS W ^ I# T ill I H A lO N S ^ B R A ^ I l. à » k votar » r u p f l M for j — t o r '» R r«n d / # \ \ I’ l { , tl t n . l « » o l d m r n i l i c ^ ^ y xlo.1 with ïltue R ' n. n o o (H e r R njr o f j o u r v I ’ m « ' . « . A si a f f C H M l i V * . T F * « IM M R k N I » 1*11.1.«, f r * 5 • k vntsPe st, Safest. Always Rebâtie SOI DE DRlûûlSISFVLRVWHFP' Notice of Sheriff 's Sale B y V irtue o f an execution and order o f Bale duly issued by the Clerk o f the Circuit Court o f the County o f Coos State o f Oregon. <M*d the i3lh day o f May 1916, in a certain action in the Circuit Court for said County and State wherein P. C. Hatcher as plaintiff re covered judgment against J. A. Wilson sometimes known as Jim Wilson aid James A. Wilson, for the sum o f One hundred twenty-seven pud 64-100 Dol lars, and costs and disbursements taxed at Nineteen and 50-100 Dollars, on the 20th day o f April 1916. Notice is hereby given that I will on tlie 17th day of June 1916, at the front door o f the County Court House in Co- q idle in suid County, at ten o ’ clock in the forenoon o f said day, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described property, to-w it: Beginning at a point on a south boun dary of subdivision *‘ D” o f lot 11, Mor ris Subdivision, 150 feet south, 89 de grees and 49 minutes east of the south west corner o f said subdivision “ D ” , running thence easterly along the said south boundary line 100 feet; thence north 0 degrees 09 minutes west, 145 feet to the north boundary o f raid sub division " D ” ; thence in a westerly di rection along said north boundary 100 Special Rotes from Coquille to Principal Eastern Cities • v ia CALIFORNIA On Sale daily: June 1st to Sept. 30th, 1916 Stopovers allowed I Return limit: 90 days from date o f sale not to exceed Oct. 31, 1916 * “ T o s t a r t r i g h t is to e n d r i g h t ” T H E SHASTA ROUTE is the iight way to start enroute Attractions SEE Mt. Shasta — Shasta Springs — Mt. Lassen San Francisco — Los Angeles — Yosemite Valley Southern California Beaches — Panama California Exposition fe et; thence south 0 degrees 09 minutes east, 115 feet, to the place o f begin* l ', nave and except a strip ten feet in width along the entire south line of s iid premises to be used as a public highway or street, all in Coos County, State of Oregon. Said real property is to be sold aub- j *ct to a mortgage given by James A. Wilson to L. E? Wilson (recorded in book 33, page 205, Record o f Mort g a g e ) to secure the sum o f $150.00 with interest at the rate o f ten per • >nt per annum from the 11th day of March, 1916. Taken and levied upon as the property o f the said defendant i J. A. Wilson, or as much thereof a s ’ may be necessary to satisfy the said judgment in favor o f plaintiff and against said defendant with interest t lereon, at the rate o f 6 per cent per annum from the 20th day o f April 1916, j together with all costs and disburse- ■ merits that have or may accrue. ALFRED JOHNSON, Jr., Sheriff. Dated at Coquille, Oregon, May 13th, 1916. 5-16-5t I L IM IT E D T R A IN S on ail S ou th ern P a c i f i c rou tes O gden R oute - ‘The route i f I.imiteds.' S unset R oute - ‘Through Storyland.’ E l P aso R oute —‘The route oi the lowest altitudes.’ Call on local agent for further information or write JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon SO U T H E R N PACIFIC LINES iT E PARTICULAR MAN is ju s t the o n e f o r w h om w e lik e to d o printing. Sheriff’s Sale o f Real Property oit Foreclosure N oti ce is h e r e b y g iv en , That b.v virtue o f an execution duly issued out o f the Circuit Court o f the State o f Oregon, for the County o f Coos, and to rne directed on the 20th day o f April 1916, upon a judgment and decree duly rendered, entered o f record and dock- tied in and by said Court on the 7th day of April 1916, in a certain suit then in said Court pending, wherein John I). Goss was plaintiff and John G. Mullen, administrator o f the estate of John W. Negithon deceased, Alfreda Negithon, John Doe and Mary Doe and all heirs known or unknown o f John W. Negi- ihon deceased, were defendants in fa vor of plaintiff and against said de fendants by which execution la m com manded to sell the property in said execution and hereinafter described to pay the sum due the plaintiff of seven" hundred seventy-four and 40-100 ($774 - 40) dollars, with interest thereon at the rate o f 6 per cent, per annum from the 7th day o f April 1916, until paid together with the costs and dis bursements of said suit taxed at Sixty Dollars ($60.00) together with an at torney’ s fee o f $75.00, and costs and ex penses of said execution. I will on Sat urday, the 3rd day o f June 1916, at the hour of 10 o ’clock a. m. o f said day at the front door o f the County Corn i. House in Coquille, Coos County, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand on the day of sale, all the right, title, interest and estate which said defendants John G.Mullen as administrator of the estate o f John W. Negithon deceased, Alfreda Negithon, John Doe and Mary Doe and all heirs known and unknown,of John W. Negithon deceased and all persons claiming under them or either o f them subsequent to the 1st day o f June, 1912, have in, of and to said real property or any part thereof said premises hereinbefore men tioned are described in said execution as follows, to-wit: West half ( W*«) o f the southwest quarter (S W '4 , o f Section Three '3); The Northeast quarter o f the Southeast quarter (N E '4 SFdJ) of Section Four (4; and lot L our o f Section Ten (10). All in Township Twenty-five (25) South of Range Twelve (12) West o f the Wil lamette Meridian, Coos County Oregon. Said sale being made subject to re demption in the manner provided by law. Dated this 26th dav o f April 1916. ALFRED JOHNSON, Jr., Sheriff o f Coos County, Oregon. 5-2- 5t NOTICE OF H EARING OF FIN AL ACCOUNT. Notice is hereby given that the fin al account of Charles* E. Baxter as ad ministrator of the estate o f George E. Baxter, deceased, has been filed in the County Court o f Coos County, State o f Oregon, and that the 5th day o f June 1916 at the hour o f 10 o ’clock A. M., has been duly appointed by such Court for the hearing o f objec tions to such final account and the set tlement thereof, at which time any per son interested in such estate may ap pear and file objections thereto in writing and contest the same. CH ARLES E. BAXTER. 5-2-5t Administrator of The Estate. h aving it. W e a re eq u ip p ed f o r se rv in g him, let him be as exa ctin g us he w ill. C o m e and see us about that jo b that must be don e “ just s o .” T ake plen ty o f tim e to tell us w hat y o u want, and let us show you that w - in m eet v o u r wishes. >0 0 0 0 0 c c '0 <>0 s >0 Horses for Sale d a Anv ouo wanting- a good pair of work horses with harness, well broken and hardened to service, at right price— fourteen teams to select from, call on, write or phone to J. L. 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